Dorine for loose powder



April 3, 1 928.

1,665,007 J. L. YOUNGHUSBAND 001mm FOR LoosE POWDER Filed D60. 14, l925Patented Apr. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

DORINE FOR LOOSE POWDER.

Application filed December 1*, 1925.

This invention relates to powder containers and more particularly tomeans for retaining loose powder in dorines, vanity boxes and the like.

The cake form of face powder has not provcn entirely satisfactory forthe reason that the binders generally used to hold the powder togetherhave deleterious effects upon the skin. Furthermore, the powder cakesare very fragile and break easily, causing considerable annoyance to theuser. On the other hand, it is difiicult in the ordinary vanity case toprevent a loose powder contained therein from spilling.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide improved meansfor retaining loose powder in a container to prevent spilling the same.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a container forloose face powder wherein the powder puff, or applicator, is adapted toresiliently fit the inside of the container to prevent the leakage ofthe loose powder past the puff.

Other and further importantobjects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

The invention (in a. preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a powder compact or dorine embodyingthe principles of my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section showing parts in elevation.

Figure 3 is a reduced longitudinal section of the applicator.

Figure lis an elevational view of a modified form of my device, showingparts broken away and in section.

F igure 5 is a sectional view taken on line VV of Figure 4, with theapplicator in place in the container.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates a pow der compact or dorine comprisinga receptacle 2 and a cover 3 therefor, preferably formed of metal andcylindrical in shape.

Serial 110. 75,182.

The cover 3 may be either frictionally retained by the receptacle 2 orit may be hinged thereto. The receptacle'fl contains a loose face powder4 in place of the usual powder cake. An applicator 5 is adapted to fitwithin said receptacle 2 above said powder 4. Said applicator 5comprises a filler 6 of suitable fluffy material enclosed between anupper surface 7 of plush material, and a lower surface 8 of felt orother suitable material secured to said upper surface as at 9.

Thus far the construction of the applicator is of the usual type butsuch construction is notv .suited for use with loose powder for thereason that the applicator so constructed permits the powder to leak outaround its placed in the receptacle 2 the pressure of the applicatoragainst the loose powder beneath causes the surface 8 of the'applicatorto straighten out whereby its edges exert a resilient pressure againstthe wall of said receptacle.

In Figures 4 and 5 there is shown a slight modification of my inventionwherein a wire spring 11 is substituted in place of the resilient lining10. Said spring 11 is provided with an expansion sleeve or loop 12 toallow said spring to expand and contract. The spring 11 is positionedinside the circumferential edge of the lower face 13 of the applicatorwhereby it tends to hold the applicator in extended position. The lowerface 13 is here shown as formed of plush material but it is obvious thatany suitable material may be used. The spring 11 serves the same purposeas the resilient lining 10, to hold the edges of theapplicator againstthe wall of the compact to prevent the spilling of the loose powder. Thespring 11 is of such light otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.3

construction as to be easilyflexed to allow 7 I claim as my invention:

the applicator to conform with any portion A powder applicator having alining of of the face that is being powdered. resilient flexiblematerial adjacent one face I am aware that numerous details ofconthereof adapted to hold said applicator in struction may be variedthrough a wide extended lateral position.

ran 'e without departing from the principles In testimony whereof I havehereunto subif this invention, and I therefore do not purscribed myname. pose limiting the patent granted hereon, JAMES LESLIEYOUNGHUSBAND-

